Biblioteket i nuet
August 26th, 2009 af Søren MadsenDet er det tætteste jeg kan komme på en oversættelse af real-time library.
Steven Bell definerer begrebet real-time library på ACRLs blog The Real-Time Library. De er en tankevækkende post om de udfordringer bibliotekerne står overfor. han opstiller disse 8 karekteristika for et sådan bibliotek:
- The real-time library is socially networked but it’s about more than just owning social network accounts; the real-time library has an active presence and shares information in real time.
- The real-time library updates its status regularly.
- The real-time library offers targeted services to the networked community.
- The real-time library is accessible on real-time communication devices.
- The real-time library is ready and waiting – all the time – to deliver information services.
- The real-time library monitors the multitude of emerging real-time web services and experiments to find those with the potential to enhance service in real-time mode.
- The real-time library designs information services specifically for delivery and use on the real-time web.
- Real-time librarians are adept at creating relationships with real-time library users.
Real-time library er altså biblioteker der fungerer i nuet. De er til stede hvorbrugerne er, de bruger deres værktøjer, de kan tilpasse sig, de er klar, de samarbejder m.m. Med andre ord: de udviser rettidig omhu.
Er der så nogle danske biblioteker, der lever op til disse krav? Nej, overhovedet ikke, ikke engang tæt på…
Via David Lee King Real-Time Libraries